used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
in addition
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
Canneziano
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From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
at any time
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
immediately past
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
MacDonald
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From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
Magin
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From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
move stealthily
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another Murder Canneziano did not come down for breakfast the following morning.
a special situation
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as breakfast was over, Miss MacDonald spoke to Sam and asked him, as she had asked him that first morning, if she might detain him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought that a little strange, for meals were the one thing he had been real polite to ever since he had been on the Desert Moon.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder,” she said, as soon as we three were alone together, “if Mr. Canneziano could have given us the slip, last night?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You, also, Mrs. Magin,” she smiled at me.
