used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
(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 They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
commissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
glassfuls
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From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
only a very short time before
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
manufactureverbUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
porcelainnounUS /ˈpɔːrsələn/
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
rarestadjectiveUS /ˈrerəst/
superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything, as the commissary had stated, seemed to have been overturned by some furious madman.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They all took in at a glance the scene of the crime.
having come into contact
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
precisely as stated
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
a Caucasian
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading There was an opened bottle of wine, hardly touched, and another of brandy, from which about five or six small glassfuls had been taken.
wineglassnoun
a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
From this reading Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the middle of the room was a table covered with a fine linen cloth, white as snow.
