used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
advisornounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
(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 Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
Allendyce
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From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
confabverb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
Cornelius
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From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
crisplyadverbUS /ˈkrɪspli/
in a well delineated manner
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
cupsnounUS /kʌps/
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
fifty-fiveadjective
being five more than fifty
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
FORSYTH
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
half-past
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
Harkness
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
immediately past
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
ManornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
a special situation
From this reading Such a thing had never happened before in Harkness' experience and he had been at Gray Manor for fifty-five years.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Then, strangest of all things, Madame ordered him sharply away with his tray.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
time-honoredadjective
acceptable for a long time
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FORSYTH It was a time-honored custom at Gray Manor that Harkness should serve tea at half-past four in the Chinese room.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
a late time of life
From this reading On this day--another November day, ten years after the events of the last chapter--Harkness slipped through the heavy curtains with his tray and interrupted Madame Forsyth, mistress of Gray Manor, in deep confab with her legal advisor, Cornelius Allendyce.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Allendyce was just saying, crisply, "Will your mind not rest easier for knowing that the Forsyth fortune will go to a Forsyth?" when Harkness rattled the cups.
