used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
announceverbUS /əˈnaʊns/
make known; make an announcement
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
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 The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
condemnverbUS /kənˈdem/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Parr crept into her presence.
cupped
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From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
opinion or judgment
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
a boy or man
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
made afraid
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
Hamoud
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From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is here."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Parr crept into her presence.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He is here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Parr crept into her presence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is here."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
limpingnounUS /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
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 She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
malefactornounUS /ˈmæləfæktər/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
negligeenoun
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
ParrnounUS /pɑːr/
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
From this reading Parr crept into her presence.
peach-coloredadjective
having the color of a ripe peach
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Parr crept into her presence.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
tassels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fortnight later, as she sat in a deep chair in the living room, Hamoud presented himself in the doorway, to announce:
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
white-faced
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From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
which person or people
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The little, grizzled fellow advanced a few steps, limping on his cane, then halted, frightened by this thin, white-faced woman who, her chin in her cupped hand, sat staring at him with the cold eyes of a queen about to condemn a malefactor to death.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading She was wrapped in a negligee of peach-colored silk from the flowing sleeves of which long tassels trailed on the rug.
