used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
react verbally
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
Bromfield
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From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
CagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
Clarendon
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From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
clubman's
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From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
set up or found
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
He'll
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From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
of great significance or value
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
insistencenounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/
continual and persistent demands
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
Maddock's
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From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
engage in
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
overborne
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From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
successive (without a break)
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading For the third time that morning the clubman's valet found himself overborne by the insistence of visitors.
We're
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From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
we've
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From this reading "This is important business and we've got to see Bromfield."
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
Whitfords
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From this reading TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR From Maddock's the Whitfords drove straight to the apartment house of Clarendon Bromfield.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, but he said--" "He'll change his mind when he knows why we're here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're coming in, you know," the owner of the Bird Cage told him in answer to his explanation of why his master could not be seen.
