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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
Bergère
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From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
BoltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
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Boucher's
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From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
cynicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
disconsolateadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
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driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
Endormie
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From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
intensifiedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪd/
made more intense
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
set afire or burning
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
low-hanging
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From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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Markham
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From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
spectraladjectiveUS /ˈspektrəl/
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Dark, low-hanging clouds had drifted across the sun, and the gray spectral light intensified the tragic atmosphere of the rooms.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
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Vance
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From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
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 Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vance had moved over to one of the pictures on the side wall of the living-room—Boucher’s “La Bergère Endormie” I think it was—and stood looking at it with cynical contempt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Markham and Heath and Vance and I were now alone in the apartment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Markham had lighted a cigar, and stood leaning against the piano, looking about him with a disconsolate but determined air.
