Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

(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 Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading You needn't take that glass away.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

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plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

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From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

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From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

and nothing more

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in the recent past

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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

a form of address for a man

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expressed without speech

From this reading THE MUTE SERVITOR.

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From this reading You needn't take that glass away.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

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a point located with respect to surface features of some region

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capable of happening or existing

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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

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someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else

From this reading THE MUTE SERVITOR.

for that reason; with the result that

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having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

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carry out

From this reading You needn't take that glass away.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You needn't take that glass away.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MUTE SERVITOR.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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marked by dissimilarity

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acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "Wait, man!

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."

at the time that

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

which person or people

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile the man who, to all appearance, had just re-enacted before them the tragedy which had so lately taken place in this room, rose to his feet, and, with a dazed air as unlike his former violent expression as possible, stooped for the glass he had let fall, and was carrying it out when Mr. Gryce called to him:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You needn't take that glass away.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We first want to hear how your master comes to be lying here dead."