used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
(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 “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
disconcertedadjective
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
drilyadverb
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
HighnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
It's
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From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
Kalkov
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From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
newly-born
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From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
opponentnounUS /əˈpoʊnənt/
a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
plausibleadjectiveUS /ˈplɔːzəbəl/
apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
with speed
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
solicitudenounUS /səˈlɪsɪtuːd/
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “No, I have made no such pretence,” he said drily.
That's
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From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then why?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s not for your health, is it; or from any newly-born affection or solicitude for us?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prince Kalkov was an opponent with whom it was dangerous to hesitate and fatal to appear disconcerted, so I shook myself up as quickly as I could, and answered with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s a very plausible story, your Highness, but if you can do all this, why are you here?
