used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
anew
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
Brandon
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
epithetsnounUS /ˈepəθets/
plural of “epithet” — a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
It's
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
attach to a support
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
OlympusnounUS /oʊˈlɪmpəs/
a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
Pomfretnoun
deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
sonorousadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːnərəs/
full and loud and deep
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
