used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
Dennis
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
EX-ROUNDSMAN
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
formalitiesnounUS /fɔːrˈmælətiz/
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
interveningadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/
occurring or falling between events or points in time
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
MCCARTY
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
on one occasion
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
OrbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
Orbit's
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
not used up
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
resultantadjectiveUS /riˈzʌltənt/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
sitting-room
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
That's
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
