used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
cigarette-case
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From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
fencingnounUS /ˈfensɪŋ/
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
gymnasiumnounUS /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's her name?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
house-porter
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From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is she?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
and nothing more
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
Lionel
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From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What's her name?
NINAnounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading NINA.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
What's
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From this reading "What's her name?
at the time that
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
which person or people
From this reading Who is she?"
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "What does she want?" he said, impatiently--for something had gone wrong with the clasp of his cigarette-case, and he could not get it right.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One morning Lionel was just about to go out (he had already been round to the gymnasium and got his fencing over) when the house-porter came up and said that a young lady wished to see him.
