ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
BuildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Your business, sir?
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Mr. Leslie is very busy, sir."
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "He told me to call this morning," explained Blake.
capitalistnounUS /ˈkæpətəlɪst/
a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "He told me to call this morning," explained Blake.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
FLINTnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
HnounUS /eɪtʃ/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
IndustrialadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəl/
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
InternationaladjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Leslie is very busy, sir."
Leslie
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From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
mammothadjectiveUS /ˈmæməθ/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He told me to call this morning," explained Blake.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Leslie is very busy, sir."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
outermostadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtərmoʊst/
situated at the farthest possible point from a center
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "Your business, sir?
STEELnounUS /stiːl/
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He told me to call this morning," explained Blake.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLINT AND STEEL At three minutes to ten the following morning Blake entered the doorway of the mammoth International Industrial Company Building.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He told me to call this morning," explained Blake.
VnounUS /viː/
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Leslie is very busy, sir."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At one minute to ten he was facing the outermost of the guards who fenced in the private office of H. V. Leslie, capitalist.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your business, sir?
