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From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
ACCELERANDOnoun
a gradually increasing tempo of music
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He came in two minutes after the sound of the lawn-mower had ceased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading He came in two minutes after the sound of the lawn-mower had ceased.
Claremont
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From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
cloyingadjectiveUS /ˈklɔɪɪŋ/
overly sweet
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
without deviation
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
drawing-room
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From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came in two minutes after the sound of the lawn-mower had ceased.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
lawn-mower
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From this reading Somebody was working a lawn-mower.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
a female domestic
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
possessing material wealth
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody was working a lawn-mower.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He came in two minutes after the sound of the lawn-mower had ceased.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He came in two minutes after the sound of the lawn-mower had ceased.
Verreker
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From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ACCELERANDO § 1 SHE waited fully ten minutes in the drawing-room at “Claremont.”
wallflowers
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From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mr. Verreker will be here directly,” the maid had said, and Catherine had time to look about her.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was a lovely May evening: the windows were wide open at the bottom, and from the garden came the rich cloying scent of wallflowers.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Somebody was working a lawn-mower.
