(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Bit of vanity.
blood-stone
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From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
without doubt or question
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
et
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From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
Foy
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From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
glistenedverbUS /ˈɡlɪsənd/
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
coins made of gold
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
immediately past
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bit of vanity.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
one's
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From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
Roy
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From this reading "`Roy et Foy!'" muttered the old man, reading the motto beneath the crest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
cut with a saw
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Used to fit too tightly," he said: "now one's fingers are little more than bone."
vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading "Bit of vanity.
precisely as stated
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
at the time that
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
in or at the place that
From this reading Margaret asked where it was, last time I saw her.
a Caucasian
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He held up the ring to the light, his white hand looking very thin and wasted, and the worn gold glistened and the old engraved blood-stone showed its design almost as clearly as when it was first cut.
