used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
arcnounUS /ɑːrk/
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
Bannon
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From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
boarding-house
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From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
evadeverbUS /ɪˈveɪd/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
immediately past
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
set afire or burning
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
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 Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
a strong line
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
tautadjectiveUS /tɔːt/
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But when he turned from gazing at the dimly lighted window, it was not toward his boarding-house, where he knew he ought to be, but back into the elevator, that his feet led him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
at the time that
From this reading An hour before, when he had seen the last bolt of the belt gallery drawn taut, he had become aware that he was quite exhausted.
in or at the place that
From this reading Bannon stood looking after her until she disappeared in the shadow of an arc lamp, and after that he continued a long time staring into the blot of darkness where the office was.
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 At last the window became faintly luminous, as some one lighted the wall lamp; then, as if it were a signal he had been waiting for, Bannon turned away.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The fact was so obvious that he had not tried to evade it, but had admitted to himself, in so many words, that he was at the end of his rope.
