used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
anew
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
amusedly
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From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another young lady?" questioned Carroll.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
callernounUS /ˈkɔːlər/
a social or business visitor
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
well in the past; former
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
Evelyn
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From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
set up or found
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
Freda
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From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Another young lady?" questioned Carroll.
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 Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
matutinaladjective
pertaining to or occurring in the morning
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Another young lady?" questioned Carroll.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
REGARDINGverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
ROLAND
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From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
spontaneitynounUS /ˌspɑːntəˈniːəti/
the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
WARRENnounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading REGARDING ROLAND WARREN For a long time after Evelyn departed, Carroll remained seated, puffing amusedly on the cigar which followed his matutinal cigarette.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he rose and would have left the apartment for headquarters, but again Freda announced a caller.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Another young lady?" questioned Carroll.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Time had been long since the detective had come in contact with so much youthful spontaneity, and he found the experience refreshing.
