used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
AshnounUS /æʃ/
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
Barryos
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From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
Chalmers
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From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
dearly loved
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
and nothing more
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
come together
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
Olney
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From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
Redfield
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
be seated
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is such a pleasure to meet some one who speaks it."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Five is a much better number than six.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
utilizeverbUS /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Miss de Barryos and I will utilize the time in rubbing up our Spanish together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
which person or people
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
Winthrop
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From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Redfield Ash came as they were about to sit down to the table, making six for the game with Henry Fielding, who had arrived just before, and with an eagerness which he rarely showed, Olney Winthrop turned to his hostess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you excuse me, dear Mrs. Chalmers, if I beg off?" he exclaimed.
