used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
(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 So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
AustriannounUS /ˈɔːstriən/
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
bent-wood
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From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
Bigourdin
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From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
brimnounUS /brɪm/
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
dark-eyed
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From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
Félise
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From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
Gaspard-Marie
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From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
a young female
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
Grottes
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From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
hollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
Hôtel
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From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
oncle
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From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
overlappedverbUS /ˈoʊvərlæpt/
inflected form of “overlap” — coincide partially or wholly
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
a human being
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
refinedadjectiveUS /rəˈfaɪnd/
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
rocking-chair
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From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
move stealthily
From this reading She was a graceful slip of a girl, dark-eyed, refined of feature.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
spake
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From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So vast was he that his person overlapped in all directions the Austrian bent-wood rocking-chair in which he was taking the cool of the evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus spake Gaspard-Marie Bigourdin, landlord of the Hôtel des Grottes, a vast man clad in a brown holland suit and a soft straw hat with a gigantic brim.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They said they would come in time for dinner, _mon oncle_,” said Félise.
but in spite of that
From this reading “THERE is six o’clock striking and those English have not yet arrived.”
