used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
acquiescencenounUS /ˌækwiˈesəns/
acceptance without protest
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
affrontnounUS /əˈfrʌnt/
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
arrogantadjectiveUS /ˈerəɡənt/
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
dressing-room
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From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
duetnounUS /duːˈet/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
eminencenounUS /ˈemənəns/
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
divisible by two
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
and nothing more
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
latter'snounUS /ˈlætərz/
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
mannerless
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From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
the force of workers available
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
Mummers
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From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
Orson
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From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
phasesnounUS /ˈfeɪzəz/
plural of “phase” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They met, now and then, at the Mummers' Club.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
town'snounUS /taʊnz/
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They had, in their character of men in some position of eminence in different phases of the town's life, a slight acquaintance.
VanenounUS /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
Vane's
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From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
VoltairenounUS /voʊlˈter/
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
Wantage
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From this reading Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.
Wantage's
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From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A little before the end of that performance of "Voltaire," Orson Vane made his way to Arthur Wantage's dressing-room.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading Vane's invitation to a little supper, a little chat, and a little smoke, just for the duet of them, brought forth Wantage's most winning smile of acquiescence.
