used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Only for a minute, Mrs. Trapes."
anew
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
well in the past; former
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
don't
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From this reading Smells kind o' good, don't it?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
eh
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From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Only for a minute, Mrs. Trapes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
GEOFFREY
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Smells kind o' good, don't it?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
HELL'SnounUS /helz/
possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
Hermy
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From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
HOW
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Smells kind o' good, don't it?"
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Only for a minute, Mrs. Trapes."
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
and nothing more
From this reading "Only for a minute, Mrs. Trapes."
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
RAVENSLEE
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
SmellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Smells kind o' good, don't it?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
in the near future
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
Supper'll
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From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
Trapes
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RAVENSLEE DEPARTED FROM HELL'S KITCHEN "What, back again already, Mr. Geoffrey?" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, poking her head around the kitchen door, as Ravenslee entered the flat, "back so soon?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
You'll
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From this reading You'll have it here with me, you an' Hermy, o' course!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Supper'll be ready soon--your wedding supper, eh, Mr. Geoffrey?
