used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
incontinently
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From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
Kate
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From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
go away from a place
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
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 He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
not any; not one
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Stella had no objection to these odours.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
odoursnounUS /ˈoʊdərs/
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Stella had no objection to these odours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
scuttledverbUS /ˈskʌtəld/
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
smoking-room
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From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
Somers
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From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
StanfordnounUS /ˈstænfərd/
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella had no objection to these odours.
SturgeonnounUS /ˈstɜːrdʒən/
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
that's
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From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Stella had no objection to these odours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
Tredgold's
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From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
someone who visits
From this reading She told her husband that she had “scuttled” in order to leave Kate alone with her visitor.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “For that’s what he wants, of course,” she said.
at the time that
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
whiskeynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading He had not come, indeed, when Lady Somers left her sister to entertain James Stanford and joined her husband in the room which he had incontinently turned into a smoking-room, and which had already acquired that prevailing odour of tobacco and whiskey from which Mr. Tredgold’s house had hitherto afforded no refuge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Sturgeon arrived that evening with all his accounts and papers.
