Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

possessive form of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

lacking funds

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

opinion or judgment

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

a boy or man

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

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From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

a man of refinement

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past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading “The radio’s playin’ hell with politics!”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

and nothing more

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

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 “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

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From this reading “The radio’s playin’ hell with politics!”

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading “The radio’s playin’ hell with politics!”

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From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

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From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

possessive form of “radio” — medium for communication

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From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “How so?” asked the lean, dapper gentleman at Quaid’s right.

plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “The radio’s playin’ hell with politics!”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading His pale little eyes betrayed secret anxiety through their slits of fat.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

from one end or side of something to the other

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From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

which person or people

From this reading With this sententious remark, a long speech for Boss Quaid, the big fellow, who had just taken the end seat at the speakers’ table, glared at the microphone opposite the toastmaster’s seat halfway down the long alley of snowy linen.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Why, it’s this way, Mr. Forsythe,” broke in the rat-faced little man at the boss’s left.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “The radio’s playin’ hell with politics!”