adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 It was all extraordinary to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
clientnounUS /ˈklaɪənt/
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
crammedverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was all extraordinary to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
incongruitynounUS /ˌɪŋkɔːŋˈruːɪti/
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
Palford
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From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
Palford's
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From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
proportionateadjectiveUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənət/
being in due proportion
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
respectableadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektəbəl/
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
sitting-room
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From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
solicitornounUS /səˈlɪsətər/
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
Tembarom's
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From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had had no time for reading and no books to read, and therefore knew little of fiction.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all extraordinary to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He sat at a table in Palford's private sitting-room at the respectable, old-fashioned hotel the solicitor had chosen--sat and listened, and answered questions and asked them, until his head began to feel as though it were crammed to bursting with extraordinary detail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of the interview given to the explaining of business and legal detail which took place between Mr. Palford and his client the following morning, Tembarom's knowledge of his situation extended itself largely, and at the same time added in a proportionate degree to his sense of his own incongruity as connected with it.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He was entirely ignorant of all romance but such as the New York papers provided.
