used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
Alvin
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From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We must go at once.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We must go away,” said the woman.
Barrimore
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From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
Barrimore's
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From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
BretonnounUS /ˈbretən/
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
the act of departing
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We must go away,” said the woman.
gulpingnounUS /ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
lion'snounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go away,” said the woman.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
on one occasion
From this reading “We must go at once.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We must go away,” said the woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE PRISONER The owner of the miserable face came downstairs after watching Philip Barrimore’s departure and joined Thomas Alvin in the dining-room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
(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, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
which person or people
From this reading “That man who called is Philip Barrimore, and he is come to live near us.”
wine-glass
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From this reading “Well, Mrs. Le Breton, we have walked into a lion’s jaws,” remarked the man, pouring out a wine-glass of brandy and gulping it down.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “We must go away,” said the woman.
