used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
at or in the front
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
react verbally
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
drawing-room
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From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
identicaladjectiveUS /aɪˈdentɪkəl/
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
monosyllablenoun
a word or utterance of one syllable
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
pantheresque
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From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
PennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
Remington
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From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
resentedverbUS /riˈzentɪd/
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
push forcefully
From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
unwelcoming
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From this reading "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
uptilt
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From this reading That identical "well" with its uptilt of question had been on George's tongue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a monosyllable that demanded an answer.
(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 "Well?" he said, his eyes hard, his unwelcoming hands thrust deep into his pockets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Penny, pacing the drawing-room with pantheresque strides, came to a tense halt as Remington entered.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Penny had got ahead of him, forced him, as it were, into the witness chair, and he resented it.
