used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
avalanchenounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
for the reason that
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
casualadjectiveUS /ˈkæʒəwəl/
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Deane looked up a little curiously.
Deane
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From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Deane looked up a little curiously.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Deane looked up a little curiously.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
take the midday meal
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
NUNNELEY
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From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
prospectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈspektɪv/
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
express in words
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
and nothing more
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His prospective father-in-law had really something to say to him.
make square
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Deane looked up a little curiously.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time he realized that this was not simply a casual invitation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you came to Cavendish Square, Olive would walk you right away from the table, and if I asked to have a chat with you alone, there would be a perfect avalanche of questions to face."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LORD NUNNELEY IS FRANK "I asked you to lunch at the club, Deane," said Lord Nunneley, "because I thought that we could talk here without being interrupted.
