used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
anew
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
cosynounUS /ˈkoʊzi/
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
eh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Well?" he inquired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
ladyship's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
on one occasion
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
on the contrary
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
retortnounUS /ˈriːtɔːrt/
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
ricketyadjectiveUS /ˈrɪkəti/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
stuffyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌfi/
lacking fresh air
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
look attentively
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
(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 "Well?" he inquired.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
