used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
aerialnounUS /ˈeriəl/
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
(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 That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
alliesnounUS /ˈælaɪz/
the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
any person at all
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
aunties
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From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
BangsnounUS /bæŋz/
plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
BartlettnounUS /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
boastfullyadverb
in a boastful manner
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
didn't
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From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
else
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From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
divisible by two
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
at any time
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
promote over another
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a boy or man
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a young female
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
intoxicatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ/
causing intoxication
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a woman of refinement
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
Nell
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From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
literature in metrical form
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
established beyond doubt
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
QuinnounUS /kwɪn/
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
Ranny
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From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
a short musical composition with words
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
staunchadjectiveUS /stɔːntʃ/
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
swaggeringadjectiveUS /ˈswæɡərɪŋ/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
tangibleadjectiveUS /ˈtændʒəbəl/
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this rapturous point he invariably abandoned cold prose for poetry and burst into song.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That aerial kiss proved more intoxicating to Quin than all the more tangible ones he had ever received.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
at the time that
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
in the company of; together with
From this reading It sent him swaggering through the next few months with his head in the air and his heart on fire.
but in spite of that
From this reading Old Bangs was showing him signal favor, Madam Bartlett was his staunch friend, Mr. Ranny and the aunties were his allies, and even if Miss Nell didn't care for him yet, she didn't care for anybody else, and when a girl like Miss Nell looks at a fellow the way she had looked at him----
