used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
Almeida's
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From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
react verbally
From this reading “Doing?” grinned the Irishman, in answer to my question.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
Askins
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From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
ColombonounUS /kəˈlʌmboʊ/
the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Doing?” grinned the Irishman, in answer to my question.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
fellow-beachcombers
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From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Doing?” grinned the Irishman, in answer to my question.
half-penny
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From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading “Doing?” grinned the Irishman, in answer to my question.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
lolled
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From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
notebooksnounUS /ˈnoʊtbʊks/
plural of “notebook” — a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
on one occasion
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
pattering
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From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
performernounUS /pərˈfɔːrmər/
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Doing?” grinned the Irishman, in answer to my question.
rooflessadjective
not having a roof
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
rumbledverbUS /ˈrʌmbəld/
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
scribblingverbUS /ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
sputteringnounUS /ˈspʌtərɪŋ/
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
SwedenounUS /swiːd/
a native or inhabitant of Sweden
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train rumbled into Colombo in the late afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I made my way at once through the pattering throng to Almeida’s.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the roofless dining-room sat Askins, puffing furiously at his clay pipe and scribbling with a sputtering pen in one of several half-penny notebooks scattered on the table before him.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading At the further end lolled the Swede and two fellow-beachcombers, staring at the writer as at the performer of some mighty miracle.
