used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
the act of breaking something
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
darnedadjectiveUS /dɑːrnd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
immediately past
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
Margery
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From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
to-morrow
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From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
Wardrop
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From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I thought we would better arrange about Miss Margery before we try to settle down," I replied.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What she has gone through in the last twenty-four hours is nothing to what is coming to-morrow.
at the time that
From this reading When I had given him a cigar he began to look a little less hopeless.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS Wardrop looked so wretched that I asked him into my room, and mixed him some whisky and water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
You've
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From this reading "You've been a darned sight better to me than I would have been to you, under the circumstances," he said gratefully.
