afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
brownsnounUS /braʊnz/
plural of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the crime?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "But the crime?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
EcclesnounUS /ˈekəlz/
Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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 Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
leftnounUS /left/
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 We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
mystificationnoun
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
