AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
ALCOTTnounUS /ˈælkɑːt/
United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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Camilla
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Camilla's
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Champney
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Champney's
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From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
foreheadsnounUS /ˈfɔːrhedz/
plural of “forehead” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Miss Camilla Champney in?”
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
hear with intention
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
a female domestic
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Is Miss Camilla Champney in?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |ALCOTT came back to the city in the afternoon.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked up and down, twisting his fingers, stopping now and then to listen for Camilla's steps.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At four o'clock he was on Lower Bank Street, knocking at Henry Champney's door.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
in or at the place that
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The startled maid stared at him and showed him into the library, where Henry Champney's shelves of massive books covered the lower walls, and over them hung the portraits of Webster, Clay, and Quincy Adams with solemn, shining foreheads.
