used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
barkingverbUS /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
close-cropped
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From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
collienounUS /ˈkɑːli/
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
crumpledadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌmpəld/
of metal e.g.
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
apart from; not including
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
grey-blueadjective
of blue tinged with grey
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
pepper-and-saltnoun
a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
quizzicaladjectiveUS /ˈkwɪzəkəl/
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
romped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat crumpled up by an open gas fire of imitation logs.
slim-bodiedadjective
having a slim body
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
smooth-shavenadjectiveUS /ˌsmuːθˈʃeɪvən/
closely shaved recently
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The man was dressed in a grey suit ... he had a kindly, smooth-shaven face except for a close-cropped pepper-and-salt moustache ... and grey-blue, quizzical, but kindly eyes.
texturenounUS /ˈtekstʃər/
the feel of a surface or a fabric
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
at the time that
From this reading My knock set a dog barking inside ... the quick, insistent bark of a collie that romped against me, putting up its paws on me when the door was opened by a slim-bodied man of middle height.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That house, in there a bit, under the trees ... that is where the professor lives."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading "Here, Laddie, come here!" called the voice of a frail, little woman whose hair was white like wool, and like wool in texture.
