personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
conservatorynounUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɔːri/
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
apart from; not including
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
Hubert
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From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
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 The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
LennonnounUS /ˈlenən/
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
not any; not one
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
being perceived or observed
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
by chance
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
reappearedverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrd/
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
shylyadverbUS /ˈʃaɪli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “They’re starting speeches.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “They’re starting speeches.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
They're
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From this reading “They’re starting speeches.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
We'd
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From this reading “We’d better go into the other rooms,” he suggested.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
which person or people
From this reading No one could have observed her speaking to Ruth except, perhaps, Hubert Lennon, who now had reappeared and, finding Ruth alone, offered his escort shyly.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman immediately moved away and left the conservatory.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading If he had noticed and if he wondered what acquaintance Cynthia had happened upon here, he did not inquire.
