adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
Cameron
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From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
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 There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
CommitteenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
conclavenounUS /ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
debateverbUS /dəˈbeɪt/
argue with one another
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
Denslow
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From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
filesnounUS /faɪlz/
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
indexesnounUS /ˈɪndeksɪz/
plural of “index” — a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
pharmacynounUS /ˈfɑːrməsi/
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
PinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although he had not slept at all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a part of the afternoon.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Pink Denslow had come in late, and had remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get files and card indexes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
Willy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Willy Cameron was free that evening.
