used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
from appearances alone
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
Betty
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From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
CosmopolitanadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlətən/
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
someone who is a detective
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
a person of German nationality
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
light-blueadjective
of a light shade of blue
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
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 For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
become covered with mist
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
held or filled or in use
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
a human being
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
plebeiannounUS /pləˈbiːən/
one of the common people
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a clerk in a bank and occupied the smallest room on the highest floor of the pension.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
express a supposition
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For one of them was apparently a humble person, with long light hair hanging in poetic fashion below his shirt collar, a big nose and small, hungry, light-blue eyes that seemed always to be swimming in a mist of embarrassment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So it would have been natural enough to suppose from his manner and behavior that he was of plebeian origin.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet they were totally unlike both in appearance and position.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading A Cosmopolitan Company Sitting opposite Betty at the dinner table were the two German youths to whom Dick most objected.
