afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
(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 So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/
create by putting components or members together
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
an occurrence of something
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
Chermside
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From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
frequenters
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From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
a long fixed look
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
inferverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːr/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
and nothing more
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
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 So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
come together
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
Nugent
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From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
Ottermouth
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From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.
for a short time
From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
make steady
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
Travers
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From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
at the time that
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
which person or people
From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
but in spite of that
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."