used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
Adam'snounUS /ˈædəmz/
possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
(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 Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
Ariadne's
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
bourgeoisadjectiveUS /bʊrʒˈwɑː/
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
coachmen
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
a boy or man
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
footmen
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
a man of refinement
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
gooseskin
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From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
Ivanitch
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
Lubkov
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
joined in matrimony
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
Mihail
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From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
presentableadjectiveUS /prəˈzentəbəl/
fit to be seen
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
express in words
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that a new personage appeared on our horizon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
well-keptadjective
kept in good condition
From this reading He was a man of medium height, lean and bald, with a face like a good-natured bourgeois, not interesting, but pale and presentable, with a stiff, well-kept moustache, with a neck like gooseskin, and a big Adam's apple.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ariadne's brother had a visit from an old university friend called Mihail Ivanitch Lubkov, a charming man of whom coachmen and footmen used to say: "An entertaining gentleman."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Another year or two might have passed, and in all probability I should have married her, and so my story would have ended, but fate was pleased to arrange our romance differently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What a queer fellow you are!" she said with annoyance, and walked away.
