used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
speak to
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
astoundedadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading They were astounded into silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
Bank-clerk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
the two together, not just one
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
curtadjectiveUS /kɜːrt/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
GloucesternounUS /ˈɡlɑːstər/
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
Hullonoun
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
Ilam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were astounded into silence.
intrudernounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdər/
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
Jos
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
monosyllablenoun
a word or utterance of one syllable
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
not any; not one
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
on the contrary
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They were astounded into silence.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Hullo, Jos! said the intruder in a light, careless and rather scornful tone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading They trembled lest lightning should descend and utterly destroy the intruder.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a stroke of genius on his part to address Mr. Ilam as “Jos.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were astounded into silence.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading That curt and familiar monosyllable, directed like a bullet at the formidable Ilam, the august President of the City, made such an impression upon both Mr. Gloucester and the L. and W. E. Bank-clerk that they took no part whatever in the immediately subsequent proceedings.
