used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
BravonounUS /ˈbrɑːvoʊ/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
CotenounUS /koʊt/
a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
d'Or
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From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
take in liquids
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
GHASTLYadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
Macheson
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From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
Meester
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From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
neighbournounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
pallid-looking
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From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
a light shade of red
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
on the contrary
From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
Rosine
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From this reading RATHER A GHASTLY PART Mademoiselle Rosine raised her glass.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading Her big black eyes flashed unutterable things across the pink roses.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think," she said, "that we drink the good health of our host, Meester Macheson, Meester Victor, is it not?"
we'd
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From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "By Jove, if we were at the _Cote d'Or_ instead of the _Warwick_, we'd give him musical honours."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Bravo!" declared a pallid-looking youth, her neighbour at the round supper table.
