used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
anew
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your mind must be wandering.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
Cressage's
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From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
command with authority
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “That’s game and rubber, Douglas.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
Eileen
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From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
one or the other of two
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
fair-hairedadjective
favorite
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
Fairmile
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From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “That’s game and rubber, Douglas.
a young female
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
indirectadjectiveUS /ˌɪndərˈekt/
having intervening factors or persons or influences
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
occurring by chance
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Your mind must be wandering.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your mind must be wandering.”
not any; not one
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
on the contrary
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “That’s game and rubber, Douglas.
scoring-block
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From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
That's
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From this reading “That’s game and rubber, Douglas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
migratory
From this reading Your mind must be wandering.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
Westenhanger
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From this reading “Lucky again, partner,” commented Westenhanger, breaking into Eileen Cressage’s thoughts as he took up the scoring-block.
in or at the place that
From this reading Douglas Fairmile had glanced down the room to where a fair-haired girl was sitting with a rather red-faced man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The characters, places, and events described in this book are entirely imaginary and have no connection, either direct or indirect, with any real persons, places, or events.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mind must be wandering.”
