used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There you are," he said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
OldenburgnounUS /ˈoʊldənbərɡ/
United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
on one occasion
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There you are," he said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
confined on all sides
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There you are," he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment he was down at the door and shook Oswald heartily by the hand.
at the time that
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
which person or people
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the carriage stopped on the open space before the door, surrounded by trees, and covered with dry brown leaves as with a carpet, Oldenburg appeared up stairs on a gallery, which divided the two stories and ran around the whole house.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was almost afraid you would have done like most people, who, when they have once been in my company, do not care to renew the experiment."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you are," he said.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I do not know, baron, whether you show yourself to most people as you did to me," said Oswald; "if that is so, then I have at least a different taste from most people."
