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From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
aggressivelyadverbUS /əˈɡresɪvli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
buzzingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
ice-house
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From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
meaninglessadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
having no meaning or direction or purpose
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
and nothing more
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The ringing stopped and I heard only that meaningless buzzing at a distance.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
Tisza
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From this reading _November 1st._ In the morning I heard that Tisza had been murdered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It lasted for some time while I stared through the window at the little ice-house in the garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with reluctance that I put the receiver to my ear.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The telephone rang in the corridor, sharply, aggressively, as if the town was shouting out to us among the woods.
