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From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
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From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
bowlernounUS /ˈboʊlər/
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
correspondverbUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd/
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
give a description of
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
LESLIE
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From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
oclock
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From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had very dark brown hair neatly parted at one side, a curly moustache of the same shade and deep brown eyes always half shut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Leslie Woodcock was about 6 feet in his stockings and fine and well built.
at the time that
From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
a Caucasian
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
WOODCOCKnounUS /ˈwʊdkɑːk/
game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
From this reading LESLIE WOODCOCK The hero of my story I will now describe.
Yellowflower
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From this reading It was about half past 3 oclock on the following afternoon when Leslie Woodcock dressed in a light grey suit and crimson tie, black felt bowler and fur lined overcoat, started for Yellowflower Hall.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He had a large straight nose and mouth to correspond and white well shaped hands and feet, that set off this good looking young man.
