used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
arenanounUS /ərˈiːnə/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
blurtedverbUS /ˈblɜːrtɪd/
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
can't
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From this reading "Please, not now--I can't."
Charlie
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From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
farces
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From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
gongnounUS /ɡɔːŋ/
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please, not now--I can't."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
and nothing more
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
let's
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From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
not any; not one
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Please, not now--I can't."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Please, not now--I can't."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, not now--I can't."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they left the arena they heard the gong sound for the opening round of another bout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
whimsicallyadverbUS /ˈwɪmzɪkli/
in a fanciful manner
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With no idea to whom he was speaking, John Gallant blurted:
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked up into the whimsically comic face of Charlie Murray, famous in film farces--with funny features and gruff ways, but a heart as soft as a mother's.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just a word with you, son; come along, let's get back to your dressing room," said the other without taking his arm from his shoulder.
