used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
how long something has existed
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
Blake'snounUS /bleɪks/
possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
Father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
flourishedverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃt/
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
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 Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
provoking horror
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
idiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
the sound of laughing
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
not any; not one
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
others
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From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He is tall for his age, but that beard made him look like some horrible dwarf; and his hair being so short added to everything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
transplantedverbUS /trænˈsplæntɪd/
past form of “transplant” — lift and reset in another soil or situation
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They rolled about, roaring with laughter, and when he crept into Miss Blake's room and turned up the gas a bit, and looked in her long glass, he owned that they were right and that it was no go.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then Oswald went out of the room and secretly assumed his dark disguise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
at the time that
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
in or at the place that
From this reading Any idiot could have seen that the beard had not originally flourished where it now was, but had been transplanted from some other place of growth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when he came in with the beard on, and a hat of Father's, the others were not struck with admiration and respect, like he meant them to be.
