used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I daresay," replied the girl, her nose in the air.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am astonished to meet you here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "I am astonished to meet you here."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
Bognor
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From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
Cass
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From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
daresay
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From this reading "I daresay," replied the girl, her nose in the air.
demeanournounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
exhibitingverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
Geoffrey
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From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
a young female
From this reading "I daresay," replied the girl, her nose in the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I am astonished to meet you here."
HeronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am astonished to meet you here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
come together
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "I daresay," replied the girl, her nose in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
ParadenounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I daresay," replied the girl, her nose in the air.
precisely, exactly
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
sea-serpent
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From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
in the near future
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
stammered
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From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
in or at that place or location
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
under normal conditions
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Miss Cass!" he stammered, taking off his hat and exhibiting a very red face and confusion of manner usually absent from his demeanour.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, there she was, and he had to meet her, to explain himself as best he could, and to put himself right in her eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Geoffrey Heron would as soon have expected to see the sea-serpent off shore as to meet Ruth Cass walking along the _Bognor_ Parade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am astonished to meet you here."
