afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
apparatusnounUS /ˌæpərˈætəs/
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
dashedadjectiveUS /dæʃt/
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
DEBTnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
Dillon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
GAMBLINGnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
GarricknounUS /ˈɡerɪk/
English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
ice-box
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
peaceablyadverbUS /ˈpiːsəbli/
in a peaceable manner
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
scrutinizedverbUS /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
past form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They set it down close to the door and I scrutinized it carefully.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Down the steps again dashed Garrick, after our expected failure both to get in peaceably and to pass the ice-box door by force.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
TogetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GAMBLING DEBT There was no time to be lost now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Together they were carrying the heavy apparatus up the steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time Dillon emerged from the cab with him.
