used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
drawersnounUS /drɔːrz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
housemannounUS /ˈhaʊsmən/
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (“houseman” is a British term)
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
kimononounUS /kəˈmoʊnə/
a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
immediately past
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
Mori
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From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
Nattie
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From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
Okuma
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From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
a human being
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
refrain from harming
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
bound or secured closely
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading It is always the unexpected that happens.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
precisely as stated
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
waallo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the face was not that of a native _waallo_, or houseman; it was Mori Okuma himself, the very last person on earth Nattie expected to find in the spare room of the Black mansion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
at the time that
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was the gayly colored cloth tied around the head; the _kimono_, or outer garment cut away at the neck, and the plain silk kerchief tied with a bow under the ear.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When Nattie glanced up from his place of refuge behind the chest of drawers, he saw a young man clad as a native servant looking down at him.
