used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
(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 Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
Framingham
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From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
a man of refinement
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
gingerlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɪndʒərli/
with extreme care or delicacy
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
gruntnounUS /ɡrʌnt/
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
Hurd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
indicativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
invidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪdiəs/
containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later Mr. Wilkinson stood in the presence of his prey.
Marengonoun
a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later Mr. Wilkinson stood in the presence of his prey.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
not any; not one
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
orificenounUS /ˈɔːrəfəs/
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
pasteboardnoun
stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading A moment later Mr. Wilkinson stood in the presence of his prey.
proximateadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːksəmət/
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Send him in," came from the brief orifice.
sentimentsnounUS /ˈsentəmənts/
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A moment later Mr. Wilkinson stood in the presence of his prey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading Or perchance--but no, this was to be Marengo, not Waterloo--and above all, not Moscow.
at the time that
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
which person or people
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
WilkinsonnounUS /ˈwɪlkənsən/
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That gentleman, reading the bit of pasteboard with a grunt which might have been indicative of any one of a dozen invidious sentiments, opened the proximate corner of his mouth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It was one minute before eleven when the card of Mr. Charles Wilkinson was borne gingerly, by a large youth from South Framingham who served as door boy, into the presence of Mr. Hurd.
