used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
ball-room
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From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
Bell'snounUS /belz/
possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
next to; at the side of
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
Dagle
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From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
a boy or man
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Hallo!" said Jack, "the house on fire?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
death of a person
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo!" said Jack, "the house on fire?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Hallo!" said Jack, "the house on fire?"
How
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From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Poor Jack!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
lodgernoun
a tenant in someone's house
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Jack!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hallo!" said Jack, "the house on fire?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
in the near future
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
having a supporting base
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How came he to be in Lady Bell's ball-room?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The morning after she had nearly driven over him he woke to find Leonard Dagle, his friend and fellow lodger, standing beside his bed and looking down at him with a grave smile on his intellectual face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not at present," said Leonard, "though it would soon be if you lived in it alone.
