adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
AvenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
HotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
OtisnounUS /ˈoʊtɪs/
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
SIRnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He came to this after a time and read it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Otis Goodnow arrived at his place of business a little earlier than usual, and set himself to looking over his mail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Among other letters was one written on paper bearing the name of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It ran thus: DEAR SIR: I was once in your employ, though you may not remember my name.
