used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
Diest
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From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
an act that fails
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
set up or found
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
Golders
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From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading HARRISON SMITH.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
Hipps
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From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
Laurence's
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From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
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 When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
not any; not one
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
peculiaritynounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerəti/
an odd or unusual characteristic
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
perplexitynounUS /pərˈpleksəti/
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
Richard
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From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
Richard'snounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdz/
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading HARRISON SMITH.
snubverbUS /snʌb/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
tubenounUS /tuːb/
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading The cause of his perplexity was the humorous lines round Richard's eyes and the cause of his anger was his failure to have noted them when first they met in the taxi and travelled home together on the Golders Green tube.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading He had remarked on the peculiarity of this circumstance when he found Hipps and Van Diest in the dining room and had received no other comment than a snub from the American for his lack of observation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
(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 These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two gentlemen were in a state of exaggerated well being induced by enthusiasm over the capture they had made.
at the time that
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the young man named Smith left Laurence's house after his interview with Richard he was slightly angry and not a little puzzled.
