used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
can't
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From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
don't
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From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
Eric
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From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
conformity or harmony
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
in motion
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
a human being
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
sequesterverbUS /sɪˈkwestər/
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
She's
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From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
stair-case
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From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
swaggerverbUS /ˈswæɡər/
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
to-morrow
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From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
to-night
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From this reading She’s not coming out to-night—or to-morrow—or the next day.”
in the direction of
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I’m afraid I shall have to go up and see her, then.
precisely as stated
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
(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 I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He got slowly off the table with a swagger of defiance, keeping his eyes on Eric and moving, with his head turned, towards the stair-case.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I quite appreciate that you don’t want me to disturb her work, but you can’t very well sequester her person for days on end.”
you'll
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From this reading “Then you’ll have to wait some time.
