used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
react verbally
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
Claude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
depositingverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
life-blood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
Mowbray
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He did not answer for some time, and then:
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The minister sat with his head in his hands, his face covered, his aspect that of a man utterly broken down.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “I think she wants my life-blood,” he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did that woman want with you, Claude?” said Mrs. Buchanan, coming in with panting breath, and depositing herself in the chair from which Mrs. Mowbray had risen but a little while before.
