afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
altersverbUS /ˈɔːltərz/
third-person singular of “alter” — cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
DaintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
half-dreamy
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From this reading “Yes, that alters the case,” was the half-dreamy response of Mr. Dainty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
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 It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading REVIEWING THE MATTER.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, that alters the case,” was the half-dreamy response of Mr. Dainty.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, that alters the case,” was the half-dreamy response of Mr. Dainty.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
relapsedverbUS /riˈlæpst/
past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
recurring again and again
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading “Yes, that alters the case,” was the half-dreamy response of Mr. Dainty.
REVIEWINGverbUS /riˈvjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading REVIEWING THE MATTER.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
suggestivelyadverb
in a suggestive manner
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That alters the case,” Mrs. Dainty spoke suggestively, raising her eyes from the floor, and looking at her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVIEWING THE MATTER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “That alters the case,” he repeated, and then relapsed into silence.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly five minutes after Uncle John had left the library.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that alters the case,” was the half-dreamy response of Mr. Dainty.
