used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
apparatusnounUS /ˌæpərˈætəs/
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
deer-knife
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From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
door-way
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From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
a boy or man
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
hall-way
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From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
I'll
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From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
lemon-peel
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From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
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 A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
most important element
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
a particular point in time
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspərˈeɪʃən/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
portière
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From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
prepnounUS /prep/
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
caught or fixed
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
Symington
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From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Mingled bits of conversation and tobacco smoke and the odor of lemon-peel met them in the little hall-way as they entered it.
male cat
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
at the time that
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He rubbed perspiration from his brow with the back of the hand which held a lemon and disappeared into the bedroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fellow stuck his head out of one of the bedroom doors and pointing across the hall-way to the main room with a long, bright deer-knife, said, "Come in, Tom, I'll be there in a moment."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Symington the prep. looked behind the door and made up his mind that his door would have an electric apparatus like that when he came to college.
Yea-a-a
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From this reading "Yea-a-a!" cried several voices as Tucker pushed back the portière and stood in the door-way.
