absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
at or in the front
From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
Bernardo
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From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
bleared
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From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you find yourself?"
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
don't
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From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading How do you find yourself?"
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
a man of refinement
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
Hola
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From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
How
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From this reading How do you find yourself?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go ahead, uncle; don't let me interrupt you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
perceiveverbUS /pərˈsiːv/
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "It must be that my uncle has some grievous sorrow."
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
close enough to be walked to
From this reading And as the old gentleman, absorbed in his painful task of walking on his hands over the bars, did not perceive his presence, he said aloud:-- "Good afternoon, uncle."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don Bernardo dropped to the floor, and gazing with bleared, vacant eyes, replied:-- "_Hola!_ What brings you here?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading How do you find yourself?"
