used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
a youthful male person
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
Dorset
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From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
hostelrynoun
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
linersnounUS /ˈlaɪnərz/
plural of “liner” — (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
and nothing more
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
push forcefully
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
tracingnounUS /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He sat down at a table, thrust a knife under the flap of the letter and ripped it open.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Merely a tracing like those maps used commonly on liners to indicate the day's run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The paper was an outline map of the Pacific Coast of the United States.
at the time that
From this reading When the Duke of Dorset came into the hotel dining room at ten o'clock for breakfast, he met a hall boy, calling his name and "letter please," after the manner of the English hostelry.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He took out the folded paper within and bent it back across his fingers.
