used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
asternadverb
stern foremost or backward
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
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From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
half-concealed
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From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
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 “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
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From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
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 “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
engage in
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
piernounUS /pɪr/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t know why I think so, but he seemed sort of half-concealed behind that big moustache.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Really, though, he isn’t one of the open, hearty kind, though he did try to be pleasant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
VikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
wasn't
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From this reading “Pleasant sort of a man, wasn’t he?” commented Harvey, as the _Viking_ left the pier astern, and the stranger could be seen walking briskly up the road toward the town.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Most persons manage to make themselves agreeable while one is doing them a favour.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
an affirmative
From this reading “Why, yes, he was, in a way,” responded Henry Burns.
