18
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From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
3.30
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From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
Markham
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From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
on one occasion
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
rotundanounUS /roʊˈtʌndə/
a building having a circular plan and a dome
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
Spotswoode
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From this reading “Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms,” he informed Markham, on returning.
StuyvesantnounUS /ˈstaɪvəsənt/
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The manager then hastened away, and was gone about five minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The End (Tuesday, September 18; 3.30 p. m.)
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
at the time that
From this reading It was exactly half past three when we entered the rotunda of the Stuyvesant Club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Markham at once sent for the manager, and held a few words of private conversation with him.
