15
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From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had never been there.
brass-mounted
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From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
else
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From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
Galt
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From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never been there.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
set afire or burning
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
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 It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never been there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On his door was the name, Henry M. Galt, and nothing else.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
repetitiousadjectiveUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃəs/
characterized by repetition
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had never been there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DARING THE DARK i At five o’clock that evening Galt called me on the telephone and asked me to come to his office.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at 15 Exchange Place, up a long brass-mounted stairway, second floor front.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The building was one of a type that has vanished,--gas lighted, wise and old, scornful of the repetitious human scene, full of phantom echoes.
