used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
a-shakin
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From this reading Would you mind a-shakin' hands before you go?"
ain't
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From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Would you mind a-shakin' hands before you go?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
CounsellornounUS /ˈkaʊnsələr/
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading Steen unlocked the door of the dingy little room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Would you mind a-shakin' hands before you go?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
interceptedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈseptəd/
past form of “intercept” — seize on its way
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
It's
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From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Steen unlocked the door of the dingy little room.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Would you mind a-shakin' hands before you go?"
a particular point in time
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steen unlocked the door of the dingy little room.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Steen unlocked the door of the dingy little room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
having a supporting base
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
SteennounUS /stiːn/
Dutch genre painter (1626-1679)
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading Steen unlocked the door of the dingy little room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
WilkinsonnounUS /ˈwɪlkənsən/
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading And as Peter Wilkinson started to go, Steen intercepted him and held out his hand, hesitated a moment, and finally said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you mind a-shakin' hands before you go?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's all O. K., Counsellor," called out Bill Steen, tapping on the door; "you can go now!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It ain't often that we have a man of your standing, Mr. Wilkinson, in our hotel.
