used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
Adoniram
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From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
a youthful male person
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
BRANDON
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From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
dearly loved
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
DISREPUTABLEadjectiveUS /dɪsˈrepjətəbəl/
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
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 Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
motioningverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənɪŋ/
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
on the contrary
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
rotundadjectiveUS /roʊˈtʌnd/
spherical in shape
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
be seated
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
VENTURESnounUS /ˈventʃərz/
plural of “venture” — any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
precisely as stated
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
(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 Meanwhile Brandon was making a mental examination of the shipping merchant as well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BRANDON VENTURES INTO RATHER DISREPUTABLE SOCIETY “MY dear boy, sit down!” exclaimed Mr. Pepper, motioning Brandon to a chair.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He himself took a chair at a desk by the window and studied the boy intently for several moments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adoniram Pepper was a little, rotund man with a good deal of color in his face and very little hair on his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sit down and let me look at you.”
