used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
(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 He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
CafenounUS /kəˈfeɪ/
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
Karl
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
sitting-room
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
SuissenounUS /swɪs/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
very small
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
WAITERSnounUS /ˈweɪtərz/
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
