used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
(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 sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
brandy-bottle
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From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
brilliancenounUS /ˈbrɪljəns/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
fairy-tale
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From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
GaribaldinounUS /ˌɡærəˈbɔːldi/
Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
incomparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
and nothing more
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
neat's
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From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
Nikas
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From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
a human being
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
unusual or striking
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
a particular situation
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise Garibaldi lets them come and stare and go as they like.
thirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
thoughtlesslyadverb
in a thoughtless manner
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
unperturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpərˈtɜːrbd/
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading It does not trouble him that he is an eminent and remarkable person; quite unperturbed, he puts the brandy-bottle to his lips and drinks just as long as he is thirsty.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
a Caucasian
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
which person or people
From this reading “Look at them, damn it all!” says the master, and passes them to little Nikas, who passes them round the circle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sits there, playing thoughtlessly with knife and leather and silk, as though he had sat on the stool all his life, instead of having just fallen from the moon.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And about the middle of the afternoon the incomparable result is completed; a pair of wonderful satin shoes, slender as a neat’s tongue, dazzling in their white brilliance, as though they had just walked out of the fairy-tale and were waiting for the feet of the Princess.
