used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
Barnes
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From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
didn't
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From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
ESTIMABLEadjectiveUS /ˈestəməbəl/
deserving of respect or high regard
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
a boy or man
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
set up or found
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
Langdon
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From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
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 Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
PattennounUS /ˈpætən/
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “This _is_ a surprise,” exclaimed Langdon, “I didn’t know Miss Van Patten had a brother.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Van Patten was taking as long a time as possible to remove her hat.
which person or people
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I did come as a bit of surprise,” admitted Barnes, “but so did you for that matter.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AN ESTIMABLE YOUNG MAN Barnes found himself shaking hands with a pleasant looking young fellow of twenty-two or three who had a thin, earnest face and curly brown hair.
