used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All right, thank you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
Boyd
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From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
How
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From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
inspectingverbUS /ˌɪnˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading This listlessly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, thank you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
solicitousadjectiveUS /səˈlɪsətəs/
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “All right, thank you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This listlessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
a just detectable amount
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was the trace of a twinkle in her eyes, which were nevertheless extremely solicitous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Reverend Smith Boyd came down to breakfast with a more or less hollow look in his face, and his mother, inspecting him keenly, poured his coffee immediately.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “All right, thank you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How is your head?” she inquired.
