used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
how long something has existed
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
in addition
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
AmbrosenounUS /ˈæmbroʊz/
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But very unnecessary?'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
CLARKnounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
close-cut
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From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
not accessible to view
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
consciouslyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsli/
with awareness
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
an established custom
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
It's
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From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
re-covered
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From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
SevernnounUS /ˈsevərn/
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
smoothingverbUS /ˈsmuːðɪŋ/
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
unnecessaryadjectiveUS /ənˈnesəseri/
not necessary
From this reading 'But very unnecessary?'
precisely as stated
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Severn laughed consciously, but re-covered himself by spreading his broad palm below his nostrils, and smoothing, with a slow downward movement, the close-cut moustache and beard that concealed his lips and chin.
a late time of life
From this reading It was a new habit, but the growth also was new, and Ambrose was surprised to find that it took ten years from his age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ 'It's very good of you to have met me, Ambrose.'
