used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have just been making a discovery.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
DETECTIVEnounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the act of discovering something
From this reading "I have just been making a discovery.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just been making a discovery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have just been making a discovery.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "I have just been making a discovery.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
a particular point in time
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
pleasantnessnoun
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could see that something of moment had happened, but I could fathom nothing of its nature from his expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Good morning, Arnold," he said with a certain grim pleasantness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He came to a sudden halt at my appearance and regarded me a moment without speaking.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading WE SEND FOR A DETECTIVE I slept late the next morning, and came down stairs to find the Colonel pacing the length of the dining-room, his head bent, a worried frown upon his brow.
