used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
cannot
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From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
celebritynounUS /səˈlebrɪti/
a widely known person
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
Esperance
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From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
a boy or man
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading FORWARD!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
Goutran
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From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
how
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From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
marqueterienoun
inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
come together
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
mosaicnounUS /moʊˈzeɪɪk/
art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
Sabrau
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From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was a painter, and had already attained some celebrity.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
express in words
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This Goutran, Goutran Sabrau, was a tall young fellow of about twenty-five, with blonde hair and a frank face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Goutran," he said, as the stranger advanced to meet him, "I cannot tell you how obliged I am for this visit."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Esperance hurried down, and in the dining-room, a marvel of marqueterie and mosaic, was a young man.
