used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading "And whom do you accuse as the guilty miscreant, Ivan?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
brought into existence
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
Caucasianoun
a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
colorless-looking
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From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
cuff-buttons
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From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And whom do you accuse as the guilty miscreant, Ivan?"
Earl'snounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
a boy or man
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
Galetchkoff
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From this reading "Ivan Galetchkoff.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "And whom do you accuse as the guilty miscreant, Ivan?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
Ivan
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From this reading "Ivan Galetchkoff.
and nothing more
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
miscreantnounUS /ˈmɪskriənt/
a person without moral scruples
From this reading "And whom do you accuse as the guilty miscreant, Ivan?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
express in words
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
Tikhorietzkaia
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From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Well, this is interesting, if true," commented Holmes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
(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, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
what's
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From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
which person or people
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And whom do you accuse as the guilty miscreant, Ivan?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was born in Tikhorietzkaia, Northern Caucasia, I work as second cook in the Earl's kitchen, and I can tell you just who stole his cuff-buttons; so I can!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what's your name, stupid?" snapped Holmes, as a colorless-looking fellow with vacant eyes stood before us.
