used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
at or in the front
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
death of a person
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
and nothing more
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now his eyes moved about the circle and returned to space.
male cat
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David’s face was stern and grave; he had folded his arms and had been staring ahead of him with a faint frown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom had been sitting throughout in a low chair with his hands locked; now he merely grinned nervously and shrugged.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And after a long minute of silence the young persons looked at each other.
