used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Manuel approached his cousin.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
confined by bonds
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
Café
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From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
Calatrava
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From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
ConfidencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
corpulentadjective
excessively fat
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Manuel approached his cousin.
Círculo
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From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
a boy or man
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
Garro
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From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manuel approached his cousin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
Lisboanoun
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
Manuel
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From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
Marcos
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From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
punyadjectiveUS /ˈpjuːni/
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences One night Manuel left the Círculo in company of a puny, sickly looking fellow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
VidalnounUS /vaɪˈdæl/
United States writer (born in 1925)
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They were both bound in the same direction; they entered the Café de Lisboa; there the dwarf met a corpulent woman and sat down at a table with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What were you talking about to him?” asked Vidal.
