afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Time: Five o'clock in the afternoon.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
BarcelonanounUS /ˌbɑːrsɪˈloʊnə/
a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Five o'clock, that is to say, by the railway time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
differsverbUS /ˈdɪfərz/
third-person singular of “differ” — be different
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Time: Five o'clock in the afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
Hell'snounUS /helz/
possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time: Five o'clock in the afternoon.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Five o'clock, that is to say, by the railway time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
lutesnounUS /luːts/
plural of “lute” — a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Time: Five o'clock in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Five o'clock, that is to say, by the railway time.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Five o'clock, that is to say, by the railway time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then the town time is Spanish, that is to say that no one takes any notice of it.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time: Five o'clock in the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five o'clock, that is to say, by the railway time.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Like lutes of angels, touched so near Hell's confines, that the damned can hear.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading There is another time in Barcelona--the town time, to wit--which differs from the hour of the iron road by thirty minutes or thereabouts.