used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could have painted it?
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
hold firmly
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
death of a person
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who could have painted it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
Margaret
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From this reading His Margaret!
the force of workers available
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
coated with paint
From this reading Who could have painted it?
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
Rivani
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From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
not in physical motion
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
precisely as stated
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prince was pale but perfectly self possessed, and Blair very grave and quiet.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
a Caucasian
From this reading The picture still floated before his eyes: the great black rock and the white, wan figure still stretched upon it, almost in the grasp of the cruel waves.
which person or people
From this reading Who could have painted it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prince Rivani opened the door with a low bow, and the two men went back to the _salon_.
