used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
altercationnounUS /ˌɑːltərˈkeɪʃən/
noisy quarrel
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
applicantnounUS /ˈæplɪkənt/
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
bellboynounUS /ˈbelbɔɪ/
someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
a youthful male person
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
directingadjectiveUS /dərˈektɪŋ/
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
intensiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtensɪv/
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
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 Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
engage in
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
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 AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
on the contrary
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
typistnounUS /ˈtaɪpɪst/
someone paid to operate a typewriter
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
precisely as stated
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not long before the breaking out of the present European war, I was in London, and needed a typist, so I went to a proper Intelligence Office on the Strand, and left a request directing them to send any likely applicant to my hotel for a conversation.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A memory of dew and light, threaded with tears.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading On the next afternoon I heard a woman's voice in an altercation with the bellboy.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I opened the door, and the boy said he could not quite make out the lady; he was very sorry indeed, but the lady would not explain; and so forth.
a late time of life
From this reading AFTER MANY YEARS Her life intensive rather than extensive; striking root downward, deep in the heart, not wide in the world.
