used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
antelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Gibamund
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From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
come together
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
having a point
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
in the near future
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
without speaking
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
someone who visits
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
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 "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
