used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
in addition
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
bookwormnounUS /ˈbʊkwɜːrm/
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
CAKEnounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
DartmouthnounUS /ˈdɑːrtməθ/
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
extinguishverbUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
put an end to; kill
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
gesturesnounUS /ˈdʒestʃərz/
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
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 Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
the act of retaining something
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
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 A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
nimbusnounUS /ˈnɪmbəs/
a dark grey cloud bearing rain
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Redmayne
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
slouchyadjective
lacking stiffness in form or posture
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
not in physical motion
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
but in spite of that
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
