used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
closetedverbUS /ˈklɑːzətɪd/
past form of “closet” — confine to a small space, as for intensive work
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
dumfoundered
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
at any time
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
apart from; not including
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
a man of refinement
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Glasshousenoun
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
howked
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From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
insertverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrt/
put or introduce into something
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
ironmaster
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From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Mullins
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
shaveverbUS /ʃeɪv/
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
a special situation
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
ThrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
top-floor
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
Upton
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
(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, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
