adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gordon handed him an electric torch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
BatesverbUS /beɪts/
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
CELLARnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Gordon handed him an electric torch.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
Gordon
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From this reading Show us a light here, Gordon!”
hanounUS /hɑː/
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Gordon handed him an electric torch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Show us a light here, Gordon!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gordon handed him an electric torch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
ilecloth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Show us a light here, Gordon!”
linoleumnounUS /ləˈnoʊliəm/
a floor covering
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
REVEALEDverbUS /rɪˈviːld/
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
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 WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
ShowverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Show us a light here, Gordon!”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
tap-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
torchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Gordon handed him an electric torch.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
trap-door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Show us a light here, Gordon!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bates pointed with his foot to a square of linoleum which lay on one side.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading WHAT THE CELLAR REVEALED On opening the door at the farther end of the tap-room they saw before them a trap-door standing wide with a shallow flight of wooden steps leading to the darkness below.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That was covering the trap,” he said, “I wouldn’t ha’ noticed nothing out of the ordinary myself only I slipped, see, and kicked this bit o’ ilecloth away and there was the ring of the trap staring me in the face, as you might say.
