AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A maid passed him.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
CALLSnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
CHECKMATEnounUS /ˈtʃekmeɪt/
complete victory
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
leftnounUS /left/
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 The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading A maid passed him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A maid passed him.
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
RoundaboutadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
SENIORadjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
WESTCOTT
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From this reading WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE I Peter felt as he closed the hall door behind him that The Roundabout was both cold and dark.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The little hall drew dusk into its corners very swiftly and now, as he switched on the electric light, he was conscious almost of protest on the part of the place, as though it wished that it might have been left to its empty dusk.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has your mistress gone upstairs?” he asked her.
