used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A worn-looking man, a student.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
close-clipped
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From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
FortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Forty, or forty-five possibly, he was.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading Forty, or forty-five possibly, he was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meade readjusted his horned spectacles.
hollow-templed
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From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
hornedadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/
having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
From this reading Meade readjusted his horned spectacles.
large-framed
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From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
MeadenounUS /miːd/
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading Meade readjusted his horned spectacles.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Forty, or forty-five possibly, he was.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
by chance
From this reading Forty, or forty-five possibly, he was.
readjustedverbUS /ˌriːəˈdʒʌstɪd/
past form of “readjust” — adjust anew
From this reading Meade readjusted his horned spectacles.
reviseverbUS /rɪˈvaɪz/
make revisions in
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
refrain from harming
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Meade readjusted his horned spectacles.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading A worn-looking man, a student.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
thin-cheeked
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From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
a Caucasian
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tall and large-framed, but spare, thin-cheeked, and hollow-templed, with white streaks among the close-clipped, very black, and very thick hair which showed from under his cap.
worn-looking
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From this reading A worn-looking man, a student.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have to revise his notes of the man, that was plain.
