used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
in addition
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
from appearances alone
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
ASTORIA
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From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
BOOTnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
collectornounUS /kəˈlektər/
a person who collects things
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
gotten under control
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
datesnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
DISAPPEARSverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
documentsnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
DOUGLASnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
MANUFACTURERnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərər/
a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
purlieus
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From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
residentialadjectiveUS /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl/
used or designed for residence or limited to residences
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
ROMILLY
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From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had also, apparently, been a collector of newspapers of certain dates, all of which contained some such paragraph as this:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading After a fortnight of his new life, Philip took stock of himself and his belongings.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
WALDORF
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From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Further, as Mr. Merton Ware, he was the monthly tenant of a small but not uncomfortable suite of rooms on the top story of a residential hotel in the purlieus of Broadway.
WEALTHYadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading DOUGLAS ROMILLY, WEALTHY ENGLISH BOOT MANUFACTURER, DISAPPEARS FROM THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the first place, then, he owned a new name, taken bodily from certain documents which he had brought with him from England.
