used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
alludeverbUS /əˈluːd/
make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
d'you
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From this reading "Well-well," said the doctor, "d'you think so, Takma?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Well-well," said the doctor, "d'you think so, Takma?"
don't
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From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
Dr
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From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
front-door
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From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
ivory-knobbed
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From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
and nothing more
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
with low volume
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
Roelofsz
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From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well-well," said the doctor, "d'you think so, Takma?"
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
Takma
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From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well-well," said the doctor, "d'you think so, Takma?"
thinnernounUS /ˈθɪnər/
a diluting agent
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he knew that he had been to sleep, but he did not allude to it and quietly acted as though he had only been sitting and resting, with his hands leaning on his ivory-knobbed stick.
unvaryingadjective
unvarying in nature
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
Well-well
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From this reading "Well-well," said the doctor, "d'you think so, Takma?"
at the time that
From this reading And, when Dr. Roelofsz entered, he said, with his unvarying little joke:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The front-door bell made old Takma wake with a start.
a late time of life
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Roelofsz, you don't get any thinner as the years go by!"
