used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
matters of personal concern
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
at or in the front
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
confined by bonds
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
BoynenounUS /bɔɪn/
a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
placed crosswise
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
embarrassingadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
expansiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspænsɪv/
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
From this reading My mood was expansive.
the organ of sight
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
He'd
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From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
informaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrməl/
not formal
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
a boy or man
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
staying power
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading My mood was expansive.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
pergolanounUS /ˈpɜːrɡələ/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
seconding
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From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The tall, unconscious lad who stepped ahead of me had been made safe in spite of himself.
uncoveredadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌvərd/
not covered with clothing
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
Vandeman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
which person or people
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
belonging to which person
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He'd taken it well--seconding his wife's dinner invitation, meeting my eye frankly whenever we encountered.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This weight off my mind, I felt kindly to the whole world, to the man under whose dining table we were to stretch our legs, whose embarrassing private affairs I had uncovered.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading AN ARREST It was a thankful if not a joyous Jerry Boyne who crossed the front pergola of the Vandeman bungalow that evening in the wake of Worth Gilbert, bound for an informal dinner.
