used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
anew
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
opinion or judgment
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
death of a person
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
hog's
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From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
masterfuladjectiveUS /ˈmæstərfəl/
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
Mattie
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From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
snoutnounUS /snaʊt/
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
From this reading Allen sat grimly eating, his chin pushed down like a hog's snout.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
unwontedlyadverb
in an unusual manner
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
precisely as stated
From this reading After supper, as his father was about retiring to his bedroom, Herman fixed his bright eyes on him, and something very hard and masterful came into his boyish face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not show tears, but her face was unwontedly grave.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They sat at the table again, and Herman and Mattie tried to restore something of the brightness which had been lost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She helped him off with it, and hung it back on the nail.
