used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
(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 He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
BachnounUS /bɑːk/
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
traveling across
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
greatly pleased
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
the organ of sight
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
GrannounUS /ɡræn/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
INCAnounUS /ˈɪŋkə/
a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
go away from a place
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
palpablyadverbUS /ˈpælpəbli/
so as to be palpable
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
a human being
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
provincialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɪnʃəl/
of or associated with a province
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
regrettingverbUS /rɪˈɡretɪŋ/
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
remembersverbUS /rɪˈmembərz/
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
for a short time
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
Spanish-French
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From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
SteelenounUS /stiːl/
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
carry out
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
at the time that
From this reading I am not sorry when, shortly after dinner, Mrs. Steele, regretting we have to leave so early the following day, remembers a friend she must see that night, and we take our leave.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE INCA EYE Mr. and Mrs. Dalton give us a beautiful Spanish-French dinner in a private room of the Gran Hotel where they live.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Dalton is palpably delighted with the Baron de Bach.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He is unusually reserved, but gravity sits well on him, and, as I see him crossing swords with this clever woman of the world, I find my admiration growing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He seems not to see me all through dinner, and, like the stupid young person I am, I fall to regretting that by the side of our brilliant, travelled hostess I must seem provincial and dull.
