used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
ahoy
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From this reading "Peggy Stewart, ahoy!"
react verbally
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
boomedverbUS /buːmd/
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
Cynthia'snounUS /ˈsɪnθiəz/
possessive form of “cynthia” — (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
and nothing more
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
a particular point in time
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
not any; not one
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
Peggy
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From this reading "Peggy Stewart, ahoy!"
Peggy's
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From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
platternounUS /ˈplætər/
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
provokeverbUS /prəˈvoʊk/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
RUCTIONS
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From this reading RUCTIONS!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Jerome made no answer, but started toward Peggy's chair.
a shaky motion
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He never reached it, for at that moment a deep voice boomed in from the hall:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jerome had just passed a silver platter to Madam Stewart, his hands trembling so perceptibly as to provoke from her the words: "Have you a chill, Jerome?" as she conveyed to her plate some of Cynthia's delicately fried chicken.
