used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
react verbally
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
Douglas'snounUS /ˈdʌɡləsɪz/
possessive form of “douglas” — United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
Emily
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
INTERRUPTIONnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
go across or through
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
Reuss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
rhythmicaladjective
recurring with measured regularity
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
TRAGICadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
