used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
a youthful male person
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
Carlton
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From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
corridorsnounUS /ˈkɔːrɪdərz/
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
Dan
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From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
didn't
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From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
put on clothes
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
fernsnounUS /fɜːrnz/
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
Galorey
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From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got it with you?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Got it with you?”
JoshverbUS /dʒɑːʃ/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
Lane'snounUS /leɪnz/
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
the literary culture
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
Letty
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From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
the force of workers available
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
a brief written record
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
orchidsnounUS /ˈɔːrkədz/
plural of “orchid” — any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
restaurantsnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnts/
plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
Ruggles
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From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading At one of the small tables bearing a great expensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns, Josh Ruggles, in a new evening dress, sat waiting for his party.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
at the time that
From this reading Blair asked when he came in, and Ruggles responded that he didn’t carry love letters around in his dress clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dan had dined with Lord Galorey, and the two men had gone out together afterward, and Ruggles had not seen the boy to give him Letty Lane’s note.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corridors and halls of the Carlton.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Got it with you?”
