used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
in the past
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
c'est
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
chemin
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
CornishnounUS /ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
d'arriver
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
half the width of an em
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
faire
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
FraunounUS /fraʊ/
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
izt's
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
lang
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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 “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
moyen
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Neumayer
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
observantadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvənt/
paying close attention especially to details
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
pasnounUS /pɑːz/
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
rencontres
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
surnounUS /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
Tony
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From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Vansittart
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
someone who visits
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
à
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
