touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
on or to one side
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
Avery
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From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
Connery
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From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down, if you want.
drawing-room
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From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
Eaton
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From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
furthestadverbUS /ˈfɜːrθəst/
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Sit down, if you want.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
Santoine
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From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
cut with a saw
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down, if you want.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Step in here, sir," he directed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Sit down, if you want.
washroomnounUS /ˈwɑːʃruːm/
a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
We're
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From this reading We're far enough from the drawing-room not to disturb Mr. Santoine."
in or at the place that
From this reading QUESTIONS Connery pulled aside the curtain of the washroom at the end of the Santoine car--the end furthest from the drawing-room where Santoine lay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eaton, seating himself in the corner of the leather seat built against two walls of the room, and looking up, saw that Avery had come into the room with them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sit down, if you want.
