Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

anew

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

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From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

expected hopefully

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

a social or business visitor

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I came as soon as possible."

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

to come or go into

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

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From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "It was very good of you," I said.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was very good of you," I said.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

a written proposal or reminder

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

drawn or written with a pencil

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading "I came as soon as possible."

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It was very good of you," I said.

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

in the near future

From this reading "I came as soon as possible."

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Poor Philip Vantine's nearest living relative, sir," he added.

precisely as stated

From this reading "It was very good of you," I said.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

which person or people

From this reading There was another caller, who had awaited my return--a tall, angular man, with a long moustache, who introduced himself as Simon W. Morgan, of Osage City, Iowa.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ENTER M. ARMAND I got back to the office to find that M. Félix Armand, of Armand et Fils, had called, and, finding me out, had left his card with the pencilled memorandum that he would call again Monday morning.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It was very good of you," I said.