adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
balesnounUS /beɪlz/
plural of “bale” — a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
cart-encumbered
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From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
coilsnounUS /kɔɪlz/
plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
cordagenounUS /ˈkɔːrdədʒ/
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
From this reading It was something in the twine and cordage way.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
gaslightnounUS /ˈɡæslaɪt/
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was something in the twine and cordage way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
partitionedverbUS /pɑːrˈtɪʃənd/
past form of “partition” — divide into parts, pieces, or sections
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
rearnounUS /rɪr/
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
sanctumnounUS /ˈsæŋktəm/
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was something in the twine and cordage way.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
tarryverbUS /ˈteri/
be about
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
twineverbUS /twaɪn/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading It was something in the twine and cordage way.
warehousenounUS /ˈwerhaʊs/
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was something in the twine and cordage way.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was to him that she went now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were everywhere great coils of ropes and bales of twine, and the dark rooms had a tarry smell.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
wholesaleadverbUS /ˈhoʊlseɪl/
at a wholesale price
From this reading The great shop, or wholesale warehouse rather, into which she entered from the narrow and cart-encumbered street, showed her at once the nature of the business of Fletcher & Co.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Mr. Fletcher was in his office, a little space partitioned off in the rear, with half a dozen clerks working by gaslight, and a little sanctum where the senior partner was commonly found at his desk.
