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Adrian Savage: A Novel
Adrian Savage: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Adrian Savage: A Novel is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"
Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.
"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.
And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!
Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.
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Adrian Savage: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Adrian Savage: A Novel is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"
/kʌm ˈʌntuː ðiːz ˈjeloʊ sændz ə ˈθaʊzənd taɪmz ˈwelkəm maɪ dɪr ˈsævədʒ/
Line 2
Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.
Line 3
"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.
Line 4
And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!
Line 5
Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.
/ˈklevər ˈeksələnt ˈfeloʊz boʊθ ʌv ðem ðoʊ ə ˈtraɪfəl slaɪt ˌtemprəˈmentəli/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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compatriot noun US /kəmˈpeɪtriət/

a person from your own country

From this reading “And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!”

conspicuously adverb US /kənˈspɪkjuːəsli/

in a manner tending to attract attention

From this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

gauze noun US /ɡɔːz/

(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

From this reading “Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.”

immoral adjective US /ˌɪˈmɔːrəl/

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

From this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

Samaritan noun US /səˈmerɪtən/

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

From this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

temperamentally adverb US /ˌtemprəˈmentəli/

by temperament

From this reading “Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.”

transatlantic adjective US /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/

crossing the Atlantic Ocean

From this reading “And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!”

vineyard noun US /ˈvɪnjərd/

a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

From this reading “Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

YELLOW SANDS adjective + noun

In this reading “"COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"”

thousand times noun + noun

by three orders of magnitude

In this reading “"COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"”

long enough adjective + noun

In this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

excellent fellows adjective + noun counted as “excellent fellow”

In this reading “Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.”

brown hat noun + noun

In this reading “Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.”

COME UNTO verb + particle

In this reading “"COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"”

rest of verb + particle

In this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

high time adjective + noun

the latest possible moment

In this reading “"You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

Adrian's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/

with affection

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

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 And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/

disposed to please

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

Anastasia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

Beauchamp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/

French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

broad-brimmedadjective

(of hats) having a broad brim

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

Byewater

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

CleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

cloudily

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

COMEverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

compatriotnounUS /kəmˈpeɪtriət/

a person from your own country

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

conspicuouslyadverbUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəsli/

in a manner tending to attract attention

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/

(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/

plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

immoraladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrəl/

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

initialnounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

inwrapped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

Lenty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

plusnounUS /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

SamaritannounUS /səˈmerɪtən/

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

SANDSnounUS /sændz/

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

SavageadjectiveUS /ˈsævədʒ/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

slightnounUS /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

Stacpole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

temperamentallyadverbUS /ˌtemprəˈmentəli/

by temperament

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

THESEdeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/

marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

transatlanticadjectiveUS /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/

crossing the Atlantic Ocean

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/

a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading Clever, excellent fellows both of them, though a trifle slight temperamentally.

UNTOprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

veilnounUS /veɪl/

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

vineyardnounUS /ˈvɪnjərd/

a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And here we all are, that's to say, all of us who matter, in this really quite tidy, comfortable hotel, plus the amiable family Bernard, my devoted, despised little Byewater and his compatriot Lenty B. Stacpole--note the inevitable transatlantic initial, I beseech you!

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Anastasia Beauchamp cried, taking Adrian's hand in both hers and looking up at him affectionately from beneath a broad-brimmed brown hat crowned by a positive vineyard of purple and white glass grapes and autumn foliage, the whole inwrapped cloudily in a streaming blue gauze veil.

YELLOWadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading "COME UNTO THESE YELLOW SANDS" "A thousand times welcome, my dear Savage!"

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have played the good Samaritan quite long enough in my opinion, and it's high time you bestowed some attention upon the rest of us, though we are neither insane nor conspicuously immoral.

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