used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
matters of personal concern
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
Bianca
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From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
terminate
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
Carmela
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From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
complacentlyadverbUS /kəmˈpleɪsəntli/
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
devilishadjectiveUS /ˈdevlɪʃ/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
impedimentnounUS /ˌɪmˈpedəmənt/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
Langham
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From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
Marlow
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From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
moralizingnounUS /ˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ/
indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading So he sat in his room at the Langham, smoking a cigar and moralizing complacently on the state of affairs.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
Vassalla
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From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
Verschoyle
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From this reading He thought he had quite subdued Mrs. Verschoyle, and that every impediment to his marriage was removed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Vassalla, quite unconscious of the storm that was about to break over his head, was enjoying himself in London, and had made arrangements to go to Marlow and see Carmela.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "I have silenced that devilish Bianca, and won my beautiful Carmela--both at the same time.
wreathsnounUS /riːθs/
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading "Fortune favours me," he said, aloud, idly watching the blue wreaths of smoke curling round his head.
