adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
AmblernounUS /ˈæmblər/
someone who walks at a leisurely pace
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Mr. George Pendyce, I believe.”
Bellew
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From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes; what do you want?”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The man put into George's hand a long envelope.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The man put into George's hand a long envelope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The man put into George's hand a long envelope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. George Pendyce, I believe.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man put into George's hand a long envelope.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
Kempton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
latch-key
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The man put into George's hand a long envelope.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. George Pendyce, I believe.”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
Pendyce
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
SINISTERadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading George turned.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Yes; what do you want?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes; what do you want?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SINISTER NIGHT On the day of the big race at Kempton Park, in which the Ambler, starting favourite, was left at the post, George Pendyce had just put his latch-key in the door of the room he had taken near Mrs. Bellew, when a man, stepping quickly from behind, said:
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; what do you want?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes; what do you want?”
