alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
Betty
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From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
Crippen's
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From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SECRETS It was sundown.
McMurtry's
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From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
oddlyadverbUS /ˈɑːdli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
on one occasion
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
and nothing more
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
SECRETSnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading SECRETS It was sundown.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Betty Ashton slipped out of her own room into the hall and hurried along the empty corridor.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Once only she stopped and smiled, partly from amusement and partly from satisfaction.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading SECRETS It was sundown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Herr Crippen's door was half open and so was Miss McMurtry's and the Professor was playing on his violin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SECRETS It was sundown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big Ashton house, although so filled with people, was oddly quiet.
