used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
(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 These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
Dom
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From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
Gillian's
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From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
impassiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæsɪv/
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
KeepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
Keeper's
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From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
kennelsnounUS /ˈkenəlz/
plural of “kennel” — outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
ProsperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
that is looked for
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Gathering up his long, black robe, Prosper ascended the steps of the platform and passed to the Lord Keeper's side.
stoliditynoun
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
From this reading He looked eagerly into Dom Gillian's eyes, but the old man's face might have been a mask in its impassive stolidity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Plainly he had neither heard nor understood aught of all that had passed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These dogs have all sought their kennels and left us to shift for ourselves."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come up here and help me with the Lord Keeper.
