used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
agitations
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From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
alcoholnounUS /ˈælkəhɑːl/
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Harry had had a hard day’s riding.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Harry had had a hard day’s riding.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
how
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From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Harry had had a hard day’s riding.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
sippedverbUS /sɪpt/
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
spluttering
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From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry proved how hungry he was by eating a huge dinner.
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 He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some agitations, great variety of air, and now, as we have seen, a hearty dinner and many glasses of brandy and water, and a hot fire before him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a button or two undone, he gazed drowsily into the fire, with his head thrown back and his eyes nearly closed; and the warmth of the fire and the glow of the alcohol flushed his cheeks and his nose and his forehead to a brilliant crimson.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He had the old dining-room to himself, and sipped his brandy and water there by a pleasant fire of coal and spluttering wood.
