used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
for the reason that
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
book-crowded
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From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
cassocknounUS /ˈkæsək/
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
curates
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From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
From this reading "Oh yes" said Miriam doubtfully.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
the act of consuming food
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
four-thirty
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From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have a volume of _Plato_ here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
houndedverbUS /ˈhaʊndɪd/
past form of “hound” — pursue or chase relentlessly
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
how
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From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
immediately past
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
Miriam
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From this reading "Oh yes" said Miriam doubtfully.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes" said Miriam doubtfully.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
PlatonounUS /ˈpleɪtoʊ/
ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
From this reading I have a volume of _Plato_ here."
poachedadjectiveUS /poʊtʃt/
cooked in hot water
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
recurring again and again
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading He sat down at last to the poached eggs and tea laid on one end of the small book-crowded table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
hard to endure
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I have a volume of _Plato_ here."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The short figure looked taller in the cassock, funny and hounded, like all curates; pounding about and arranging a place for her and trying to collect his thoughts while he repeated how good it was of her to have come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes" said Miriam doubtfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have a service at four-thirty" he said busily eating and glaring in front of him with unseeing eyes, a little like Mr. Grove only less desperate because his dark head was round and his eyes were blue--"so you must excuse my meal.
