used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He is at the lodge."
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
destroyed or killed
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Rastakov?"
and nothing more
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading "He is at the lodge."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
Maurice
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From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
Rastakov
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From this reading "Where is Rastakov?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
Rosenthal
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From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
Wallion
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From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little rustling sound, as Rosenthal threw the roses down on a table, and he called out:
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Rastakov?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A gruff voice, which obviously belonged to the man on guard by the kitchen door, replied:
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading _The situation becomes acute_ Maurice Wallion had gone down the winding staircase just as the gardener came into the kitchen, and from his hiding place he heard Rosenthal inquire in a low voice:
