used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
Anstice
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From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
cymbalnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Despair fells; suspense tortures.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
diversionnounUS /daɪˈvɜːrʒən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
time without end
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
fellsnounUS /felz/
plural of “fell” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading Despair fells; suspense tortures.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
set up or found
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
GrahamsnounUS /ɡræmz/
plural of “graham” — United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
not divisible by two
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
retardedadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɑːrdɪd/
relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
SLUMnounUS /slʌm/
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
SoundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Despair fells; suspense tortures.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
ticknounUS /tɪk/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading A SLUM POST "Sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
torturesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərz/
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading Despair fells; suspense tortures.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
Winifred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The forty odd hours which lay between the ending of the Grahams' dinner and the promised interview with Winifred Anstice stretched out into an eternity to the impatience of Flint.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He found it so impossible to work at his office that he packed up his papers and started for home.
but in spite of that
From this reading By turns he tried occupation and diversion; yet his ear caught every tick of the clock, which seemed to his exaggerated fancy to have retarded its movement.
