used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
ASSISTANTnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
completely unclothed
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The blinds were drawn.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
COMMISSIONERnounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/
a government administrator
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
Detective-Inspector
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From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
distempered
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From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The blinds were drawn.
Dunbar
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From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
etchingnounUS /ˈetʃɪŋ/
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
set up or found
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
green-shaded
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From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
JumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
unbeautiful
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From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
on a floor above
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Its light revealed a bare apartment having distempered walls severely decorated by an etching of a former and unbeautiful Commissioner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blinds were drawn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found it to be in darkness and switched on the green-shaded lamp which was suspended above the table.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jumping out of the cab he ran into the building and without troubling the man in charge of the lift went straight on upstairs to his room.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Detective-Inspector Dunbar arrived at New Scotland Yard in a veritable fever of excitement.
