used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
barristernounUS /ˈbærɪstər/
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He wore brown shoes and silk socks.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
clean-shavenadjective
closely shaved recently
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
a young female
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
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 She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
masterfuladjectiveUS /ˈmæstərfəl/
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
cut with a saw
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She noted he had long slender hands perfectly kept.
a particular situation
From this reading He wore brown shoes and silk socks.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading He wore brown shoes and silk socks.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
socksnounUS /sɑːks/
plural of “sock” — hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading He wore brown shoes and silk socks.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
stripenounUS /straɪp/
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked like a rising English barrister certain at some time to be a judge or at the least a King's Counsel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was dressed in a well cut suit of dark blue with a pin stripe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl saw a slender but strongly built man of something over thirty with a pale, clean-shaven face, shrewd almost hard eyes and a masterful nose.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore brown shoes and silk socks.
