used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
apologizedverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
DodonounUS /ˈdoʊdoʊ/
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
Eaton
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From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
engageverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒ/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
habituallyadverbUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəli/
according to habit or custom
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
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 "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
the literary culture
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
moderatelyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdərətli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
make square
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had just done this and apologized to the Central exchange.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
in the direction of
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
hard to endure
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dodo was sitting in her room in Jack's house in Eaton Square, one morning towards the end of May, being moderately busy.
(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 Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Considering the complicated nature of the proceeding viewed as a whole, she was getting on fairly well, but occasionally became a little mixed up in her mind, and spoke of intimate things to Jack in the determined telephone voice habitually used, or puffed cigarette smoke violently into the receiver.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
produce a literary work
From this reading She was trying to engage in a very intimate conversation with her husband, and simultaneously to conduct communication through the telephone, to smoke a cigarette, and to write letters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never knew you could send smoke down a telephone," remarked Jack.
