used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Why, brother!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a person who is in charge
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
hadn't
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From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter with you?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
and nothing more
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter with you?
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE REVELATIONS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
REVELATIONSnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident
From this reading MORE REVELATIONS.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
express a supposition
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the matter with you?
Trewman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
precisely as stated
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter with you?
at the time that
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Harry Trewman reached his room he dropped into a chair and a very dismal frame of mind, which his face reflected, for when his sister looked in upon him a few minutes later she said:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, brother!
in the company of; together with
From this reading What is the matter with you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is the matter with you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From your melancholy appearance one would suppose you hadn't just reached Old Point and its chief attraction."
