used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
billetnounUS /ˈbɪlət/
a short personal letter
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
Charteris
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
Darwan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
dearly loved
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
give a description of
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
doux
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading GERRARD FINDS FAVOUR.
a boy or man
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading GERRARD FINDS FAVOUR.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
GERRARD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERRARD FINDS FAVOUR.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
HAL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
horse-pistolnoun
a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
immediately past
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
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 I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
Lieut
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
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 _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
point-blankadjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
singedverbUS /sɪndʒd/
past form of “singe” — burn superficially or lightly
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
whiskernounUS /ˈwɪskər/
a very small distance or space
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last night, as I was returning to the shelter of my humble roof, a dirty hairy fellow--but why should I describe him to _you_?--leapt out and fired at me point-blank with a huge old-fashioned horse-pistol, and _missed_.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I give you my word he singed half an inch off my left whisker.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I _had_ thought you would draw the line at assassination, but we live and learn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _From Lieut. Robert Charteris, Darwan, to Lieut. Henry Gerrard_:-- "DEAR HAL,--I have not had long to wait for a _billet doux_ from you.
