used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
from appearances alone
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
dearly loved
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
breakfast-room
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From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
Campion's
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From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
chafingnounUS /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
psychological suffering
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
fear-stricken
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From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
a young female
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
and nothing more
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
KenyannounUS /ˈkenjən/
a native or inhabitant of Kenya
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
moistenverbUS /ˈmɔɪsən/
make moist
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
a particular point in time
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
nervelessadjective
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
easily agitated
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
not any; not one
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
with speed
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
Roy
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From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
male cat
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
twitchingnounUS /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was ashen, and there was a nervous twitching about his lips as he tried to moisten them with his tongue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
which person or people
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Author of "Philip Campion's Will," "Roy" "Tom Kenyan," etc._ "Father, what _is_ the matter?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quickly she sprang to her father's side and began chafing his cold hands, as she gazed with fear-stricken eyes into the beloved face before her.
Woodford
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From this reading Cyril Woodford made no response, but sat as if stunned, staring with apparently unseeing eyes at the newspaper before him, which his nerveless fingers had just dropped.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The question came in sharp tones of distress from a young girl who at that moment entered the breakfast-room.
