used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
abstainedverbUS /əbˈsteɪnd/
past form of “abstain” — refrain from voting
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
a female human offspring
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
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From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
come to pass
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing happened, but what could have been easily foreseen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
used to form the superlative
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
recriminationnounUS /rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
mutual accusations
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And, as her daughter said nothing:
sarcasticadjectiveUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
in the direction of
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
at the time that
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading When M. Favoral came home to dinner, he was whistling a perfect storm on the stairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He abstained at first from all recrimination; but towards the end of the meal, with the most sarcastic look he could assume:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “God alone knows what may happen!” sighed the poor woman.
