afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
any person at all
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
BACK-DOOR
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
else
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From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
a person of German nationality
From this reading "Mrs. Hill-Mason's German maid.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
H'm
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From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
Hill-Mason's
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From this reading "Mrs. Hill-Mason's German maid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
a female domestic
From this reading "Mrs. Hill-Mason's German maid.
Metfield
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Hill-Mason's German maid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
oak-panelled
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
having a point
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
with speed
From this reading "Was anyone outside the door?" he asked, quickly on the alert.
on the contrary
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
Raymond
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "H'm! and she was listening--after every one else has gone to bed!" he remarked.
smoking-room
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
that's
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From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
Vera
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From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND "Well, that's rather curious," I remarked, closing the door of the old oak-panelled smoking-room at Metfield Park, and returning to where my friend Ray Raymond was seated.
the day immediately before today
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You remember, Vera pointed her out yesterday."
