afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
grantverbUS /ɡrænt/
let have
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "It was Norton," said Kennedy, hanging up the receiver.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/
having much knowledge or education
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
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 "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
Norton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Norton," said Kennedy, hanging up the receiver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading "It was Norton," said Kennedy, hanging up the receiver.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was Norton," said Kennedy, hanging up the receiver.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
SenoranounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːrə/
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
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 We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It was Norton," said Kennedy, hanging up the receiver.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He seems to be as well informed of what passed at that visit to the Senora as though he had been there too."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had scarcely opened the laboratory door when the ringing of the telephone told us that some one had been trying to get in touch for some time.
WhitneynounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading "I imagine he wants to know what happened after we left him and went up to see Whitney."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "At least he puts it so before us," was all that Kennedy would grant.
