used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
couldn't
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From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading I explained this encounter to Ed.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading I explained this encounter to Ed.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I explained this encounter to Ed.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
gallantlyadverbUS /ˈɡæləntli/
in a gallant manner
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
and nothing more
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
set down according to a plan
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
loafernounUS /ˈloʊfər/
person who does no work
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
majesticallyadverbUS /məˈdʒestɪkəli/
in a majestic manner
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
pantomimed
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From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
pretextnounUS /ˈpriːtekst/
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
move upward
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He anticipated me by just a second!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
stentorianadjective
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I explained this encounter to Ed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading I gallantly permitted him to rise, after gracefully tumbling off his stomach.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I pantomimed to Pond (I couldn't talk after that one burst of "Get up") to get me some brandy and water and under the pretext of fatigue I laid my head upon his shoulder--and passed away for about five minutes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then in stentorian tones I said, "Get up, you loafer!" and walked majestically away.
