used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
carriage-window
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From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
companion's
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From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
ELSMEKE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
GRIEVEverbUS /ɡriːv/
feel grief
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Well, that's over, thank Heaven!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VOLUME I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
landaunounUS /ˈlændaʊ/
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
held up in the air
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
MARCELLA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, that's over, thank Heaven!"
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, that's over, thank Heaven!"
that's
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From this reading "Well, that's over, thank Heaven!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "ROBERT ELSMEKE," ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME I.
(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 "Well, that's over, thank Heaven!"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the flap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window.
