AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
Barry
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
CommitteenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
in a serious manner
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That was enough for Barry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
HARTnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
I'll
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From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a message received and understood
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
Jesse
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From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
JOE
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
used to form the superlative
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hudson said to the other: "Much obliged for offering that Green Island bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
precisely as stated
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
at the time that
From this reading After the session of the Committee, he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Joe Hart, when Jesse Hudson and Mr. Collins came along talking very earnestly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF JOE HART Barry had obtained the information which he had given his patron, in the most commonplace way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll do as much for you some day."
