used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
react verbally
From this reading But still the culprit made no answer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
Chefoo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "The rogue!" cried Mr. Wilburn.
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading But still the culprit made no answer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
at any time
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
opinion or judgment
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He was there for no good purpose.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He was there for no good purpose.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
leanernounUS /ˈliːnər/
(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
MAGISTRATEnounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
not any; not one
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "He was there for no good purpose.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "The rogue!" cried Mr. Wilburn.
express in words
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
term of address for a man
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
not in physical motion
From this reading But still the culprit made no answer.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He was there for no good purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was there for no good purpose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
Wilburn
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From this reading "The rogue!" cried Mr. Wilburn.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE The man made no effort to resist Mr. Chefoo, neither did he offer a word of protest, but stood silent and sullen, his lean face leaner than ever in its side view, his eyes half closed and gazing steadily downward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Come, sir, what have you to say for yourself?"
